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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
8
A list titled For Fair outlines multiple exhibit categories including live poultry manufactured articles and agricultural products. Departments A and B feature items such as tinware, urine owls, and commercial merchandise. The fair aims to promote Weber County as an industrial center through a comprehensive exhibit and opportunities for participants.
A fragmented agricultural catalog lists ages and breeds for cattle sheep and dairy stock under Department headings. Entries specify class numbers ages and prices for cows calves ewes rams and ricketty stock with mixed legible and garbled descriptions.
Fragmented OCR shows the Department D swine list with vendors and ages. Mentions various boar and gilt entries, with irregular figures and weights, possibly grading or pricing notes, including references to Derby, Repertotendens Clams, and ven der Vries.
Fragmentary OCR text lists department references to poultry and dairy products with scattered phrases about classes, standards, and quantities. Mentions include American data, seats, and a creamery, but the main facts are incomplete and rest on garbled wording, yielding no coherent event or outcome.
Agricultural department shows items in a display like fruit plates apples pears grapes and jars. It includes blooms and garden plants such as geraniums and chrysanthemums with various collections and plant displays described in fragmented entries.
Fragmentary OCR lists items and displays from Department H Farm Implements and Manufactures. Mentions J Wo Chambers Superintendent, displays of harnesses, plows, ropes, and related farm tools. partial text shows product names and display actions with unclear spellings.
The Junction city outing at Lagoon attracted about 8,000 attendees, surpassing prior records. Railways ran ten special trains to accommodate visitors from Ogden and Salt Lake, with over 4,000 from Salt Lake County. Events included chute riding, skating, dancing, and contests with prizes won by Olsen, Green, and Lafayette Stevens. A ball game pitted Ogden against Salt Lake, won by Salt Lake 7 to 5. Lottery drawings yielded multiple cash prizes and selected numbers drawn at the dinner pavilion.
Bartenders' attention requested for a meeting at a time and place to discuss labor care and important working conditions. President Rotun sen and Secretary-Treasurer W I Wright urge attendance for key updates and actions.
Elizabeth J Stephens died at the home of Taptel M Stephend after an illness of about six months. Born March 14 1905 in Navoo Illinois, she was daughter of John Stephend and Himaberh Briega Stephens. Funeral services held at the Phot ward TheetihR WHnee.
A chaotic scene unfolded as a youth suffered injuries after a runaway carriage struck bystanders on a city street. Eyewitnesses described a hay bale mishap and a panicked crowd when the carriage tipped and collided with pedestrians near a shopfront. Nearby officials began a safety review and urged caution around horse-drawn vehicles.
In a southern California county a remarkable prehistoric monument stands in Ban Sule Oblepo, a vast temple-like rock structure with a 273 foot base and 100 foot walls, possibly a worship site, its purpose uncertain. The piece juxtaposes this find with a political anecdote about a senator resisting a patronage appointment amid behind-the-scenes pressure. It closes with literary notes on Shakespearean relics and a critique of opulent living versus simple cottage life.
Fragmented OCR text mentioning many names and places, including references to New York and politics, with unclear syntax and missing context. The readable bits hint at a conversation or survey but lack coherent events or outcomes. No definitive person, event, or date can be established from the fragments.
Fragmented OCR shows scattered names and phrases about a Grand Opera House event. Mentions Watte Cac Felts and Reena 20 Mote among unclear tokens. Readers are left with no clear lineup, date, or engagement details.
The fragment discusses ancient incendiary materials and their imagined use, referencing siege lore at Constantinople and proto-crystal ideas. It mentions chemical components, geological concepts, and a dramatized theater anecdote about a widow in Tyceum theater, mixing historical references with speculative science.
A readable fragment from a historical page shows scattered characters and phrases. The text includes possible names and incomplete terms, but no clear event, date, or place to identify a coherent news item or notice. Further context is needed to summarize accurately.
A garbled passage touches on mothers, workers, spelling debates, and place name distortions. It mentions a mother reading, a wife of a contributor, and mispronounced towns. The text veers into technical measurements and education jokes, with scattered references to tobacco workers and stonecutting.
Fragmentary public notice referencing a central meat market period and want ads at 405 Weld. Contains garbled dates and names, with unclear action and location. Readable bits mention public notice and wants results in a local newspaper context.
A man detained after a 90 mile round trip from Paradise and back in about fourteen hours is tied to a horse theft. Sheri Sebring arrived late after aiding authorities to recover the horse and saddle. Authorities coordinated with sheriffs in Dox Elder and Irkham City to locate the animal and arrest the suspected thief, who later denied involvement.
The Utah State Pharmacy association held its session with Ogden elected president and Brigham City attendee Eddy as second vice president. Provo and Park City members named to executive committee. future state board seats announced for Dayton, Lake Lake, and Provo. A morning program featured papers on pharmacy registration and practice. afternoon included a nature lecture and social tədb. Salt Lake City hosts next year.
An old sales pitch extols Dixghs Siliga Graphite Roof Paint as superior to competitors. It promises long protection, easy application, and a five year warranty for a dollar, with claims of testing and comparable performance to mineral paints. The text hawks tools and supplies in a rambling ad style full of misspellings and garbled phrases.
The readable portions show scattered names and terms including Avn Po Pian Ghar and Tanovers paliicutags. No clear event, place, or date is discernible to form a coherent item or identify main actors.
Fragments from a garbled notice list a payment of 343.50 and a transport arrangement near a hotel. Names appear distorted but indicate a local event or trip with unclear participants and schedule.
Fragmentary notice describes a school excursion to Salt Lake with a raffle or prize for bean a particular choir and a two cent price for best outfits. Mentions travel via steamship and a short itinerary but many words are garbled.
Valley hosted a large canyon fair drawing many attendees with prizes totaling 20 dollars added yesterday for a protective girl from Huntsville. Winners included Miss Lier and Mina Felt of Huntsville for best face, Mrs Clara Tuer awarded a Pears Cream Nour war Woo for best fruit, Slee Jonal Graham of Lea won best Rome mate laver cake, and the Lefants of Mrs BW Thompson Mrs Miracle Ward and Mrs J C Wanegrgard won the Lady Coppetition prizes. Martin Fatt took the 100 yard race, Willan of Mantanbe won the sone face wag, and Thompson led the Virsya Brothers race.
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